outwore

verb

Definition of outworenext
past tense of outwear
1
as in survived
to last longer than these running shoes have outworn any others that I have ever bought

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2
as in wore
to use up all the physical energy of a daily grind that would outwear anybody

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outwore
  1. survived
  2. outlasted
  3. exhausted
Verb
  • In addition to his wife, Cohen is survived by children Benjamin, Gabriel and Lily Cohen.
    Christie D’Zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Detroit survived a five-interception Goff game thanks to Bates, who squeezed clutch kicks of 58 and 52 yards between the uprights.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of survived
Verb
  • But since then, the Rams beat the Saints on the road, outlasted the Bills and then won road games against the 49ers and Jets.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The series was canceled after 12 episodes, and as short as that run was, Living Dolls still outlasted other Boss spinoff attempts.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of outlasted
Verb
  • Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • So, if this takes years to reach a jury resolution and all the appeals are exhausted, those years could see Diddy behind bars already for life if the 55-year-old Bad Boy Records founder is found guilty in his criminal trial later this year.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of exhausted
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